2023年回国: 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 invites 校友, friends and community neighbors to come ‘Home to Howee’
10月. 12, 2023
的 first line of the 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 Alma Mater celebrates the region the College has called home for more than 200 years, and for the weekend of 10月. 20-22, 校友, parents and friends are invited to return to “where Chilhowee’s lofty mountains pierce the Southern blue” for 2023年回国.
“Home to Howee” will feature signature events — the annual Homecoming parade, 工艺节, 一场足球赛, class reunions 和更多的 — along with new activities such as the revamped Founder’s Day Showcase and an all-inclusive fan zone known as Scot-Land for children and adults. Unless indicated otherwise, all events are free and open to the public.
Shuttles will run on Saturday, 10月. 21，从早上9点开始.m. 直到中午12点.m. 和n again from 1 p.m. 至下午五点半.m. to transport attendees to various events and parking locations on campus and RT小屋 (pick-up locations are marked by Scottie Shuttle Stop signs with balloons).
“Homecoming is always a special time for 校友, 学生, 教师, staff 和 community to celebrate our shared love for the College,” Jennifer Phillips Triplett ’07, the College’s director of 校友事务. “的 campus is buzzing and ready to welcome many ‘Home to Howee’ for fellowship and festivities. We have events planned to celebrate class reunions, reconnect cohort groups like the choir and athletics teams, and honor notable 校友 nominated by their peers for several awards. 的re is nothing like 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 in 10月ober and I hope all our 校友 make plans to come home. 今年, we are honored to recognize the Milestone Reunion Classes of 1963, 1973年和1983年, and reunions for classes ending in 3s and 8s.”
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周五的活动
主教练 本狐狸 will host former 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 football players for an 11 a.m. 十月午餐. 20 in the Proffitt Dining Room of Pearsons Hall. 的 presentation will highlight the next day’s match against LaGrange College and give 校友 an opportunity to meet current coaches and learn more about the direction of the football program under Fox.
Golfers are invited to register for the annual Boydson Baird Memorial Golf 之旅nament at Lambert Acres Golf Course. 组织的 兰迪·兰伯特，76年, the event gets under way at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start. 的 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 Volleyball Scots kick off a doubleheader at 3 p.m. against Huntington College (playing again at 7 p.m. vs. Wesleyan College)，和 annual 校友 Baseball Game will take place at 7 p.m. 在苏格兰场.
新 Founder’s Day Showcase 七点开始吗.m. 在 Clayton Center for the Arts, and reunion celebrations honoring 校友 from classes ending in 3s and 8s will be observed in various capacities during the afternoon and evening.
Saturday activities
Saturday will include continued reunion gatherings as 校友 recognize their graduation from 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金, spanning from just five years ago to members of the Class of 1953, who will come together to mark 70 years since they crossed the stage. In addition to an Archives exhibit on display titled “From College Hill to the World” that sheds light on the international connections of alums as missionaries, 教育工作者, diplomats and deployed military personnel, the second annual 校友 Brunch will take place from 10 a.m. to noon in the William Baxter Lee III Foyer of the Clayton Center for the Arts. Open to all 校友 和ir family members, the cost is $20 per person. 的 annual Veteran’s Breakfast will be held in conjunction with the 校友 Brunch and is free of charge for veteran 校友 (RSVP is requested). A limited number of tickets for the 校友 Brunch will be available for purchase on Saturday morning.
的 阿尔文·C. Baker ’72 Harvest Craft Fair, sponsored by the Blount County 校友 Association, will take place from 9 a.m. 到下午2:30.m. in the 校友 Gym, and at 10 a.m., the newly christened Scot-Land Fan Zone will open, featuring the Little Scotties Kids Area, 追尾, 快餐车, 校友 and student organization tabling, an athletic recruitment tailgate, an appearance by Nibblet, the miniature horse and mascot of the 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 Equestrian Team, 和更多的.
“We are so excited to introduce the 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 community to Scot-Land this year,特里普利特说. “It will be a wonderful opportunity for 校友 to learn about and support student organizations on campus, 包括 Scots Science Scholars, the Student Programming Board, the Student Veterans Association 和 Tri-Beta Biology Club, along with initiatives of the 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 校友 Association like the Diversity Taskforce 和 KT Global Taskforce.
“Plenty of space for enjoying lunch from our food truck partners will be available, and of course the Little Scotties Kids Area, staffed by the 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 Community Engaged Scholars, will feature face painting, inflatable bounce house activities 和更多的.”
的 annual Homecoming Parade around the College’s Circle Drive begins at noon. In addition to student organizations and reunion classes, the parade will be led by the 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 Pep乐队.
Kickoff for the 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金-LaGrange College 足球比赛 is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Honaker Field, and admission is free for everyone. In addition to football, the 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 男子足球队 will face off against Huntington College at 4 p.m.，和 wo男子足球队 goes up against Agnes Scott College at 6 p.m. Both soccer matches will take place 在 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 soccer complex.
Annual service held on Sunday
的 College’s annual Service of Remembrance, which honors members of the 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 family who have passed away since 2022年回国, will be held at 10 a.m. 周日,10月. 在… Center for 校园 Ministry. People unable to attend can watch the service online through a livestream available on the 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 website.
“Homecoming is a celebration of our shared love for 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 and a true highlight of the year for our 校友,特里普利特说. “的re is nothing like coming home to this campus 和 larger local community, and we invite everyone to join us in celebrating our love for the College and taking part in all the activities planned. Homecoming is the highlight of the year for so many of us here at 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金, and we look forward to sharing this special weekend with our friends and neighbors here in Blount County.”
合作伙伴ship with MDA
In celebration of Homecoming weekend, the College has partnered with the Maryville Downtown Association, (led by Executive Director Amanda Baker Gillooly ’03) to spread the orange-and-garnet spirit beyond the campus and into the community. Members of the Maryville Downtown Association will recognize 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金’s Homecoming through posters and specials available to 校友 and Blount County residents. Diamondjack Wine Bar will feature two 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金-signature drinks, Vienna Coffeehouse will offer treats to patrons who wear 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 gear, and Two Doors Down will provide a party bus shuttling patrons between Broadway Avenue in downtown Maryville and campus, Gillooly补充道.
“As a 十大靠谱彩票平台送彩金 graduate and long-time Maryville resident, I’m excited about the opportunity to further partner with and celebrate the College in our downtown community,”她说。. “This will be such a special treat for visiting 校友 和ir families and will be a great way to bring some of the Homecoming activity into our downtown businesses.”
Additional details will be revealed on the College’s various social media channels. Members of the Maryville Downtown Association interested in participating should contact Gillooly at amanda@downtownmaryville.com.